What to do with these twenty-eight remaining renegades wasn't a difficult decision to make. Force them to work in order to stay out of bondage. Making them prisoners again would require a squad to watch over them. Making them work allowed the Marines to rest and patrol the island. One day after arriving on this snowflake shaped island. Sitting on the unexplored ocean at 4 miles long and 3.5 miles wide this island had 32 other islands encircling it, and six other islands close by. Exploring those would have to wait. As many of them expecting someone else showed up on the island. From the southwest a stolen Iperantosi motorized Xebec arrived at the island in middle of the day. Crewed by 100 alien ant men, and 87 lizard folk this Xebec had a green faced figure at helm. Acting as the Captain of the Helm was some Green face humanoid in a green tunic, purple pants, gold shoes, belt and donning white hair dye. Hooked to the starboard side of the Xebec was an anti aircraft boat that belonged to the Gantronese. Whatever these humanoids were doing here they appeared intent on reclaiming this island. With a unit of 120 Marines, and 28 alien volunteers they held their ground against the 188 aliens. Using the terrain, some buildings, and the few machines they brought, these marines massacred 127 of the 188 trespassers. One platoon sized force remained of these trespassers, and about 28 of these trespassers lay wounded on the sand. Only 33 of these invaders fled back to their ship. Suffering zero casualties themselves they chased after the 33 humanoids to their Xebec.
Getting to this Xebec was not the hard part, discovering these invaders arrived with extra help. Another company of warriors came to reclaim this island aboard a badly crafted sloop shaped vessel. How it even floats is beyond Greigorsson as he took a quick glance at it. His gaze had to be torn away as these new company of invaders covered the escape of the 33 Antmen, and lizard folk. This company consisted of 103 Purple skinned Orcs armed with maces and led by a Yellow skinned Warrior. All of these Orcs and humanoid wore identical Gantronese fatigues under plated chest plate armor. Forced to fight another group of aliens, Vampeete's Marine Company took no prisoners. Every single Orc in the Yellow Warrior's band were riddled with bullet holes from Vestrisian Marines. It felt like a waste of ammunition since some of the bullets bounced off the armor at certain portions. Gunning these Orc aliens down was the third or fourth massacre this island witnessed. Another large portion of an arm of sand soaked in blood and littered with more corpses. Looking closely among the trees and bushes some of them spotted skeletons in the sand. To most it was difficult to tell because most of the skeletons were mostly buried or covered in fresh blood and corpses. Xebec and Sloop ran aground onto the island's beach. One of them appeared stuck in between two arms of the snowflake shaped island. From the way both were parked it looked like no one among these mutant aliens knew how to steer or pilot a ship properly.
Observing the carnage after their third massacre on this island they spotted 23 of the Xebec's crew and manpower among the dead. The ten remaining Xebec crewmembers climbed up the Xebec's portside as quickly as possible. There was no letter I in team according to some sayings. However there were was also the dangers of becoming sheep who are gullible. These Xebec crew members scrambled to get up the ropes and ladders while knocking each other off. Watching these Lizard Folk and Antmen fight each other off the portside became a spectacle to enjoy. His mother would say this was because they lacked team effort. If this was team effort getting here, then didn't they blindly follow green face like blind sheep to the slaughter? Greigorsson found himself closest to the event and raised his rifle. One by one he shot down the ones who were still clinging to the portside of the Xebec. Vampeete ordered for him and nine others to check out the Xebec and the sloop. Stepping over some extra corpses that were caught in the cross fire they hoped the sand and water could wash away the blood off their boots. Looking for a clean rope was not impossible. About four ropes were found unstained by blood. Climbing up the rough ropes felt like climbing tiny thorns and spikes that did not puncture his hands. Greigorsson climbed up the rope first discovering no cannons in the gun port traps along the starboard and portside. Instead they discovered mounted machineguns, harpoons, telescopes, and terrifying statues carved from wood. Whoever these Ant men and Lizard Folk were they could only get that information from the 28 former CSO members collaborating with them. Searching around for other passengers and clues they found plenty of used up weapons in the lower deck. Among these weapons they found five pistols, five alien rifles, and three revolvers with holsters in suitable condition. Getting through the cluttered deck would take up too much time. Turning around they went to the cabins. As they attempted to open the door it slammed shut on them. Someone else was still on the Xebec.
"Go away!" a voice yelled.
Sergeant Jake Ratledge scoffed angrily at this and started kicking at the door. Greigorsson was not going to argue with that idea. Ratledge was more of the older marine who still had the energy to serve his country. Whoever was still in there had to be dragged out or shot in the process. They had no time for games or hold ups. This island was considered secure according to Vampeete's logic. Once an island was secured they had orders to either come back to base or move on to the next one. Another Marine, Private George Blackburn joined Sergeant Ratledge in kicking down this door. After half a minute of kicking the door barely budged from its hinges. This wore both of them out and forced them to give up. Whatever wood this door was made from it appeared tough, and whoever held the door shut had immense strength. Looking at the eight other Marines Sergeant Ratledge nodded at them.
"Suit yourself!" He yelled through the door hoping they would hear him.
"Well you can just leave for all I care, Skogers!" the voice retorted back.
Ratledge mouthed for them to open fire. As a firing squad the nine Marines lit up the door with their E-7 rifles, 7mm submachine guns, and light machine guns. Ripping holes in the door they finally got to see who was holding the door. A brown furred and black spotted dog warrior humanoid, and a blue ghostly figure with a long tail lay on the floor boards riddled in bloodied holes. Stepping over the destroyed door and corpses, Greigorsson expected an ambush. Acting fast the sent team of Marines searched the cabin for more survivors. Inside the cabin section of this Xebec, they found documents, damaged portraits, muck, sea critters, and someone else. Hiding inside the Captain's main cabin was a Purple furred alien Fox humanoid holding what appeared to be a camera recorder. Clothed in a dirty tan tunic robe. Whoever this humanoid was they did not speak a word of common Calornese, which was really a Vestrisian language spoke all over Calorn. Bringing this one was going to be difficult as they could not understand them. They kept rambling in a panicked voice with their wide eyes glued to them. Jake tried taking the camera away, but there jerked away then scratched him. As though they were just dolls or mannequins this Fox bulldozed past them. Racing to get out there this Fox humanoid dove out of a port hole they forced open. Left with no survivors they returned to Vampeete to report their discovery. He already sent a team to search the other vessel, the Sloop. On board this Sloop the team discovered 4 pesky cats, 7 nude women covered in tattoos who gasped when discovered, one talkative Nymph with tattoos on both arms, some Tortoise humanoid mutant called Adaman of the Order of the Beast, and a thin looking Alchemist who helped with fireworks. Vampeete attempted to control his irritation about all this. They already stayed here for too long to his liking. Other teams of Marines already returned to HQ in the Archipelago Circlet.
"We move out in three and a half hours. Our job here is done! A coalition will be holding this island while we regroup at HQ then move on to the next set of islands." Vampeete ordered the lot of them.
"Major, what about the others? The aliens we found." A Captain asked him.
"We send them sailing around the effing sea that is what. They are free to go." Vampeete replied back with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
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